gleesome

glee·some

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [glee-suh m]
- /ˈgli səm/
- /ɡlˈiːsʌm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glee-suh m]
- /ˈgli səm/

Definitions of gleesome word

adjective gleesome gleeful; merry. 1
abbreviation GLEESOME Gleeful. 1
adjective gleesome full of glee 0

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Origin of gleesome

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605; glee1 + -some1

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Parts of speech for Gleesome

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gleesome

gleesome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

gleesome usage trend in Literature

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